Dalene Young
Writing
1939-06-29 · Hawaii, USA
Dalene Young (June 29, 1939 — May 9, 2025) was an American screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor. She was best known for writing the coming-of-age comedy-drama Little Darlings (1980), featuring Tatum O’Neal and Kristy McNichol, and the Mary Steenburgen-starring drama Cross Creek (1983). Young received a Daytime Emmy nomination for co-writing the Showtime children’s special Locked in Silence (1999) and landed a Christopher Award and a Humanitas Prize nomination for her work on the NBC telefilm Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992).
Filmography
Pig
2021 · Movie
Grimm
2011 · Series
Baby Luv
2000 · Movie
The Last Dance
2000 · Movie
Going Home
2000 · Movie
Silk Hope
1999 · Movie
Locked in Silence
1999 · Movie
Cab to Canada
1998 · Movie
Evidence of Blood
1998 · Movie
Journey of the Heart
1997 · Movie
The Baby-Sitters Club
1995 · Movie
Is There Life Out There?
1994 · Movie
The Yarn Princess
1994 · Movie
A Message from Holly
1992 · Movie
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
1992 · Movie
Living a Lie
1991 · Movie
I Love You Perfect
1989 · Movie
Sonny Boy
1989 · Movie
The People Across the Lake
1988 · Movie
Why Me?
1984 · Movie
Cross Creek
1983 · Movie
Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983 · Movie
Little Darlings
1982 · Movie
Pale Horse Pale Rider
1981 · Movie
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980 · Movie
Little Darlings
1980 · Movie
The Plutonium Incident
1980 · Movie
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
1979 · Movie
Teen Lust
1978 · Movie
Deadman's Curve
1978 · Movie
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977 · Movie
Panic in Echo Park
1977 · Movie
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977 · Movie
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976 · Movie
Juke Box Racket
1960 · Movie